Integrated Program for Tourism Development in the Municipality of Kavadarci”
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Environmental and Social Management Plan Municipality of Kavadarci ,,Integrated program for tourism development in the Municipality of Kavadarci” Environmental and Social Management Plan for the Sub-project: Integrated program for tourism development in the Municipality of Kavadarci Municipality of Kavadarci, 2019 1 Environmental and Social Management Plan Municipality of Kavadarci ,,Integrated program for tourism development in the Municipality of Kavadarci” Contents: Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Legal framework .................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 National Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure for Project Development. 8 2.2 National Environmental Assessment Procedure for Small Scale Projects ............... 8 2.3 Public consultation on the Environmental and Social Management Plan.............. 11 3. Baseline / Description of the municipality........................................................................... 13 3.1 Institutional set-up ....................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Geographical position, geological features, relief and geology ................................ 14 3.3 Geological features ....................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Climate characteristics ................................................................................................ 16 3.5 Hydrological characteristics ....................................................................................... 18 3.6 Climate .......................................................................................................................... 19 3.7 Demographic characteristics....................................................................................... 19 3.8 Biodiversity ............................................................................................................... 2019 3.9 Vegetation ..................................................................................................................... 23 4. Impact on the environment and social aspects ................................................................. 2524 4.1 Emissions into air ........................................................................................................... 26 4.2 Emissions into water ...................................................................................................... 27 4.3 Noise .............................................................................................................................. 27 4.4 Waste.............................................................................................................................. 27 4.5 Soil emissions ................................................................................................................ 29 4.6 Biodiversity (flora and fauna) ........................................................................................ 29 4.7 Social impacts ................................................................................................................ 30 5. Mitigation measures ............................................................................................................. 30 5.1 General Conditions ........................................................................................................ 30 5.2 Air .................................................................................................................................. 31 5.3 Water .............................................................................................................................. 31 5.4 Noise .............................................................................................................................. 32 5.5 Waste.......................................................................................................................... 3332 5.6 Biodiversity (flora and fauna) .................................................................................... 3433 6. Environmental and social management plan .................................................................... 3534 7. Monitoring activities ........................................................................................................ 5148 2 Environmental and Social Management Plan Municipality of Kavadarci ,,Integrated program for tourism development in the Municipality of Kavadarci” Introduction The Local and Regional Competitiveness Project (LRCP) is a four-year investment program supported by the European Union using IPA 2 funds designed for competitiveness and innovation in R.N. Macedonia. It will be managed as a hybrid trust fund consisting of four components and will be implemented by the World Bank and the Government of the Republic of N. Macedonia. The project will provide funding for investment and capacity building to support sector growth, invest in destinations and create prosperity in certain destinations. At the regional and local level, the project will support selected tourism destinations in the country through a combination of technical assistance to improve destination management, infrastructure investment and investment in connectivity and innovation. The investment will be made through a grant scheme for regional tourism stakeholders, such as municipalities, institutions, NGOs and the private sector. The activities will be in accordance with the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) prepared for the needs of the Local and Regional Competitiveness Project (LRCP). This Environmental and Social Management Plan is prepared for the activities carried out for the sub-project "Integrated Tourism Development Program in the Municipality of Kavadarci". The ESMP is an environmental document consisting of a project description, technical details, scope, environment and location, on the basis of which environmental and social risks are assessed and their avoidance and mitigation measures assessed. Implementation of mitigation measures addressing the identified risks and issues as well as monitoring plan defined in the ESMP is mandatory as is compliance with the national environmental and other regulation, and WB operational policies. The realization of this sub-project offers opportunities for the municipality of Kavadarci to become a recognized tourist destination at national and international level. Attraction of the tourist destination Mihajlovo offers opportunities for tourism development. So far, numerous tourists from N. Macedonia, but also from abroad, have visited this tourist destination. The subproject will offer the opportunity to establish business and tourist contacts with travel agencies in the Republic of N.Macedonia and this will increase the tourist offer to existing travel agencies and hotels and accommodation facilities (due to the likelihood that 3 Environmental and Social Management Plan Municipality of Kavadarci ,,Integrated program for tourism development in the Municipality of Kavadarci” tourists will be more interested in visiting the site) as well as opportunities for employment of the local population. 1. Project Description The overall goal of this sub-project is to make Kavadarci municipality a recognizable tourist destination at national and international level. Specific objectives of the sub-project are the following: • Improvement of infrastructure • Strengthening the capacity of tourist workers • To attract tourists, visitors, students who will visit and explore Mihajlovo tourist destination • Position Mihajlovo tourist destination on the tourist map of the Republic of N. Macedonia The overall objective and specific objectives will be achieved through the following project activities: 1. Placing three wine gates with symbols that will express the wine character of Kavadarci. They will be located at the three entrances to the city - road way Rosoman-Kavadarci, road way to Prilep and to Negotino. Wine gates will be made from steel brackets which will be placed in reinforced concrete foundation, with dimension h=6m, l=14,145 m. On each of the gates, electric billboards which will have own solar panel will be placed . Figure 1 Design of the gates 4 Environmental and Social Management Plan Municipality of Kavadarci ,,Integrated program for tourism development in the Municipality of Kavadarci” 2. Ensuring quick and safe access to the tourist destination Mihajlovo, through reconstruction of the existing local road to Mihajlovo 6355 meters in length. The part of the local road (Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4) that connects the tourist destination Mihajlovo with the regional road R29171, (km0 + 000.00 to km 6 + 355.10) is in bad shape, making it difficult to visit to this tourist site. This subproject foresees reconstruction activities on an already existing road, thus maintaining the length (6.36 km) and width of the roadway of 4.00 meters unchanged, so no extension activities are foreseen. The reconstruction of the road will take place in four phases: 1. Preparatory works include: mark and secure the route, removal of existing asphalt and transport up to legal, licensed, landfill, removal of 10 to 15 cm gravel sub base, dismantling the existing concrete curbs and transport to legal landfill. 2. Earthworks includes six stages: machine excavation of